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Nature-Based Solutions
In recent years, nature-based solutions have gained considerable attention as a means to reach net-zero targets and many governments and companies are incorporating them in their net-zero strategies. Some sectors strongly advocate for these solutions while others criticise them.
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Working with Uncertainty in Climate Planning and Adaptation
Climate model simulations offer us information about possible future outcomes with varying degrees of uncertainty. Understanding uncertainty in climate projections is vital for making more informed decisions and planning adaptation responses.
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Climatic factors affecting the Great Barrier Reef
The Great Barrier Reef has experienced six mass bleaching events and is currently experiencing its seventh bleaching event in 2024. What are the main drivers of coral bleaching and how is climate change affecting the reef?
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Australia’s Tinderbox Drought (2017 – 2019)
Understanding the causes of the prolonged drought that helped enable Australia’s Black Summer fire disaster.
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Projecting future heat stress in Australia using climate models
As the summer continues many of us are experiencing very hot temperatures. It is important to be prepared for extreme conditions which can lead to heat stress.
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Can we attribute extreme events in Australia to climate change?
Understanding the science around extreme weather attribution and the complex issues associated with it.
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What is detection and attribution?
Understanding the role of climate change behind costly or deadly impacts allows for mitigation and response systems such as building codes or public health resources to be sufficiently bolstered, particularly as the risk of impacts increases.
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What is El Niño’s impact on Australia’s weather and climate?
Climate models suggest that the rainfall decrease and temperature increase during El Niño will likely intensify in the future.
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Understanding the meteorological drivers of the Black Summer fire events using high resolution simulations
We used an atmospheric model from the Met office in the UK called the unified model to simulate one of the black summer bushfire events.
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Understanding how groundwater dynamics impacts droughts and heatwaves using a land surface model
The presence of groundwater in forested areas reduces rainfall loss in wet periods and maintains soil moisture in dry periods.